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The sweet spot of the laptop market right now is undoubtedly the $700-1000 range. Most mainstream laptops in this price range give you the best bang for your buck on a well spec’d machine. The average user is fine with a lower end CPU, 4GB RAM, and the usual goodies, which can be had in the $400-600 range these days.

But for those who want a little more speed in their machine, a quad-core Core i7 beast can be had for a few more benjamins. More than just the CPU, these high-end mainstream boxes also come with more RAM, bigger hard drives, and other goodies.

Lenovo‘s IdeaPad Z570 is the poster child for this muscle machine. While you can get models with a Core i3 processor starting at $529, the true bargain beast is in the $769 Core i7 model. This bruiser has the quad-core Core i7-2630QM, a ridiculous 8GB of RAM, massive storage spanning 750GB, and a Blu-ray recordable drive. Yes, this thing will burn and read Blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs.

That is a whole bundle of performance features in a run of the mill 15.6-inch machine for a price that leaves room for a few monitors, extended warranty, or whatever else floats your boat. Hurry over to grab this deal before it expires on Thursday October 20th.